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turtar.

turtle (land or marine reptile with a shell)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Gaeilge language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt̪ˠʊɾˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/Connacht, Munster/ˈt̪ˠɞɾˠt̪ˠəɾˠ/Ulster
  1. turtle (land or marine reptile with a shell)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Modification of Middle English tortou, tortu, from Old French tortüe (under the influence of Old Irish turtur (“turtledove”)), from Medieval Latin tortūca (also the source of toirtís), probably from the feminine of Late Latin tartarucchus or tartarūchus, a mythological spirit of Greek origin, from Ancient Greek ταρταροῦχος (tartaroûkhos), from Τάρταρος (Tártaros).

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